Evening Caffeine - A Triathlete's Training Enemy

"No caffiene within four hours of bedtime." That's a great rule for healthy living in general and endurance training alike.

Drink coffee, tea, or take any kind of stimulant too late in the day and you will end up going to bed later and/or having a bad night's sleep. You'll end up dragging ass the next morning and have a bad workout or skip it entirely. Lame!

The best way to handle this is to have a rule and live by it. "No caffeine after 5 PM" works best for lots of endurance athletes.

Of course, this is tougher with more signs of the coming A-coff-alypse.

Homemade Energy Gel!

This was forwarded to me by ZenTri fan Benjamin - How to make your own energy gel! Visit Mark's website for more details. Very cool!

What is a Swim Parka?

Lots of triathletes aren't familiar with a classic piece of swim training equipment - the Swim Parka.  Well, here it is!

The Texas Turtle - An Awesome Endurance Snack

Podcast - Chicago Training and ZenTri Base Camp Review

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Hey there, Tri-rockstars!  This episode of ZenTri has a sweet collection of audio from the chilly, igloo-laden barrenscape of Chicago all the way down to the lava-like highways of Central Texas, where it rains BBQ sauce if it rains at all.  

Join in to check out interviews with a raw food expert, audio clips from my favorite juicing hippie, wind-blasted commentary from a pro burrito eater (and triathlete), and the smartest person to ever ride in the back of my Honda Element, @holistiguru.

Show notes below!

• On the way back from Chicago
• Did a two hour barefoot run.
• How to grocery shop and eat on a trip.
• Interview with Raw Food restaurant owner Polly.
• http://chicagorawfood.com/at-the-market/menu/
• Great audio clip from www.youtube.com/Liferegenerator.
• 100 mile bike ride with John Hirsch. 
• Lots of GUNS in Texas.
• I have multiple bodies.
• Kids beating each other up outside in their yard.
• John gives a training tip for how to get in more time.
• Our manorexia is awesome.
• My tricks on measuring food, eating nutrient dense foods, and energy.
• I'd like to give a shout out to my sponsors. Lots of shouts.
• Another audio clip from Liferegenerator.
• Out running at night. 1 hour push run.
• Simply Stu, Rich Roll, Craig Alexander, and Soul Triathlons.
• Ratcheting down swim intervals and turning it up to eleven.
• Base camp review.

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